Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Cynthia Bendickson believes an ecological battle along the inside passage of Vancouver Island is looming. It’s not a question of if, but when the invasive European green crab will land on the shorelines of the Salish Sea, says the biologist and executive director of the Greenways Land Trust.
Continue reading Coming Soon: the European Green CrabThe night before the Nanaimo hunger strike began, Sabina Dennis had a dream about trees. Mother Earth told her, “Why are you scraping off my skin? Now I am exposed. The sun is harmful to me. My flesh is what protects me from it.” The next morning Dennis read about the hunger strike on the internet. She immediately began a fast, but is very slender and became physically ill after four days. She also reached out to the two Nanaimo men through a mutual friend in Sierra Club BC. Sabina Dennis is one of several environmental leaders planning more forest events.
Continue reading Nanaimo Hunger Strike Finished: More Forest Events BeginCampbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Watching a hydro-demolition process is like marvelling at what water can do at an extremely high pressure.
B.C. based cleaning firm, Walco Industries, brought along a couple of specialized robots to demonstrate the efficiency of hydro-blasting at the old Elk falls mill based inside Discovery Park in Campbell River.
Continue reading Hydro-demolition Robots Bring Down WallsCampbell River Mirror, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
A new food forest has been established and is being tended to by staff and volunteers at the North Island Hospital Campbell River.
Continue reading Campbell River Hospital’s Food ForestCanada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Residents of coastal communities will no longer get to board ferries before tourists during the crowded summer season.
Continue reading Island Residents Cannot Board Ferries Before Tourists
